News archive from 30 November 2016

A massive shelter has finally been installed over the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world.
The half-cylinder-shaped shelter began being moved toward the reactor on a system of...

Philip Morris has launched a new, less harmful cigarette in the UK which it says could mean it stops selling conventional cigarettes altogether.
The so called iQOS product heats tobacco rather than burning it.
The tobacco giant claims this means...

A team of four experts is preparing to tour the UK to explore how the "gig" economy is affecting workers' rights.
Mathew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society for the Arts, was appointed last month to lead the review into the impact...

Wenger, 67, will be out of contract with Arsenal at the end of the season.
Although the Gunners are keen to extend his long tenure in north London, The Sun claim they have already compiled a shortlist of possible successors.
Arsenal's predicted...

When Western navies raided three dhows in the Arabian Sea this year, some of the weapons they found matched arms taken from Houthi rebels in Yemen, a report said, suggesting links between Iranian suppliers and the Yemeni war.
Two of the dhows, all of...

Scotland faces “unprecedented” cuts to public spending over the next three years unless tax receipts rise, according to new analysis of the impact from the Autumn Statement.
The figures lay bare the scale of the challenge facing finance secretary...

Scotland is depending on immigration to stave off a demographic time-bomb and needs new powers to attract the migrants its economy needs, a committee of MPs has concluded.
The report from the House of Commons Scottish affairs committee will fuel calls...

While many like to moan that the cost of Christmas seems to go up every year, the truth may be exactly the opposite.
According to an index that tracks seasonal food, the price of Christmas dinner is now at its lowest since it started in 2009.
A...

Slaven Bilic believes Jose Mourinho only got into trouble with the Football Association because he caught the water bottle too well.
Manchester United manager Mourinho was sent to the stands during the 1-1 draw against Bilic's West Ham on Sunday after...

Steven Gerrard is proving to be a lucky charm for Liverpool with the former midfielder sitting in the stands to see his beloved side win again.
Just days after cheering on Liverpool to a 2-0 win over Sunderland, Gerrard was once again in the Anfield...

Liverpool youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold received glowing praise from club legend Jamie Carragher after starring in the 2-0 win over Leeds.
Alexander-Arnold - who confirmed he was NOT a Liverpool mascot as Sportsmail columnist Jamie Carragher led...

Kenny Jackett has walked out after only 39 days and Rotherham United have launched the search for their sixth permanent manager since the start of last season.
After avoiding the drop last season, the South Yorkshire club has plunged into crisis with...

E-cigarettes drastically increase the risk of complications after plastic surgery, a new report warns.
Patients are already advised to stop smoking normal cigarettes for at least a month before any cosmetic procedure.
Beyond the thousands of added...

It was a £28,000 meal for a Russian businessman and his guests in London's exclusive Belgravia district that proved the final straw for then-private chef Justin Horne.
The lavish dinner party - which included caviar, foie gras and truffles - resulted...

Confidence among British consumers fell in November to its lowest level since just after voters decided in June to leave the European Union as worries about the economy grew, a survey showed on Wednesday.
Market research firm GfK said its gauge of...